Panoramic illustrated banner of the Sky Islands Climate site: a saguaro-dotted desert foreground rising through hazy mid-elevation ranges to twin forested peaks, with the site title and tagline overlaid

That’s a bunch of alarming colors!

Hurricane Rachel is coming to the Southwest! This afternoon’s model runs of IFS, ICON and GFS are all aligning around a strong moisture surge for Saturday evening through next Wednesday. One of the prettiest precipitation forecasts in a long time!